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Pam Bondi was ousted from her post as attorney general on Thursday, but Trump is said to be considering also removing others.

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Pam Bondi fails Trump’s loyalty test

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Bondi isn’t off the hook yet for Epstein testimony

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Smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran.

Officials warn US is running out of targets to strike in Iran

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Hegseth ousts top Army general

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'What the hell did he just say?' GOP Iran worries build after Trump speech.

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A year later, here's where things stand on Trump's manufacturing revival

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Iran war puts Cuba on the back burner

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President Donald Trump stands between open doors.

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Georgia's GOP Senate primary is a mess. Republicans are blaming each other.

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Trump wants the SEC to relax quarterly reporting. Wall Street could be a problem.

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‘Think Everybody Dead’: How the Threat of AI Is Fueling a New Political Alliance

A billionaire-backed movement from Silicon Valley and populists like Bernie Sanders are eager to stop an AI disaster — but can they overcome their mutual distrust and work together?

By Calder McHugh and Brendan Bordelon

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Perspective

Opinion | Why Europe is Wrong to Think Iran is ‘Not Our War’

Europe will have to take on global threats alone if it doesn’t support America in Iran.

By Mathias Döpfner

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Column | On Politics

Trump’s Clout Faces Its First Real Test of 2026

A slate of early races in Indiana, Georgia, Louisiana and more will measure Trump’s hold on Republican voters.

By Jonathan Martin

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Foreign Affairs

She Spoke Out About Gaza. Now She Can’t Use a Credit Card.

After accusing governments and corporations of complicity in Gaza, the U.N. investigator for Palestinian territories now finds herself in Washington’s crosshairs.

By Karl Mathiesen

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POLITICS

Democrats Have a Rahm Emanuel Problem

Touring diners and factory floors with the man taking aim at his own party.

By Adam Wren

Q&A

Andy Beshear Thinks Democrats Should Start Talking Like People

The Kentucky governor weighs in on Democrats’ future — and how his party can compete in red America.

By Dasha Burns

Letter From Latvia

Why Every High School Student in Latvia Is Learning to Shoot a Gun

While the U.S. focuses on Iran, Latvia’s gaze is firmly on Russia.

By Marc Felix Serrao

The Friday Read

Hitting the Streets With the MAGA Youth of South Korea

Here’s what happens when MAGA goes global.

By Catherine Kim

Column | Capital Letter

Carney’s Grand Ambition On Trade Does Not Include Trump

Trade ministers from Europe and Asia-Pacific countries will meet on the sidelines of a WTO gathering this week to hammer out priorities for building an alliance that excludes the U.S.

By Victoria Guida

Column | Compass

Why Marco Rubio Is Escaping the Brunt of Fury Over Iran

“He’s the least crazy,” one Democratic senator said.

By Nahal Toosi

Column | On Politics

Newsom Talks Trump, 2028 — and Where He Draws the Line on Israel

The California governor opens up about family, risk and the choices that could shape his political future.

By Jonathan Martin

Column | Rules of Law

Prepping Has Begun for the Post-Trump DOJ

Trump has degraded the Justice Department. It’s not too early to think about reconstruction.

By Ankush Khardori

INTERACTIVES

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Here’s how different US tariff revenue was in 2025

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How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change

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Trump's flood-the-zone approach to unflattering news cycles has hit a new extreme

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Congress

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House Republicans kvetch anew about DHS funding plan

By Mia McCarthy, Jordain Carney and Riley Rogerson

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Democrats sue Trump administration over mail-in-voting order

By Jacob Wendler and Aaron Pellish

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Hill staffers brace for their boss’s ‘TMZ moment’

By Riley Rogerson

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‘The status quo is unsustainable': Congressional scrutiny of Kalshi, Polymarket explodes

By Jasper Goodman, Declan Harty and Mia McCarthy

White House

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Trump has threatened to leave NATO over Iran. There are few signs that’s happening.

By Jack Detsch, Connor O'Brien and Victor Jack

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‘I came, I saw, I conquered:’ Trump set to claim victory in Iran at primetime address

By Eli Stokols, Megan Messerly and Dasha Burns

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House GOP relents on DHS funding plan after Trump weighs in

By Myah Ward and Jordain Carney

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Trump suggests he will attend birthright citizenship arguments at Supreme Court

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Trump’s grip on the Supreme Court seems to be slipping

By Josh Gerstein

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Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship

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Judge deals Trump setback in civil suits over Capitol riot

By Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney

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Federal judge strikes down Trump order eliminating NPR and PBS funds

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States

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A new New York-Florida transplant: Jerry Demings shakes up his campaign for governor

By Kimberly Leonard and Nick Reisman

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New College Foundation’s Sydney Gruters, wife of RNC chair, launches Florida bid for Congress

By Kimberly Leonard

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Federal prosecutors indict close associate of Eric Adams

By Joe Anuta and Chris Sommerfeldt

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Matt Mahan, top strategist part ways as gubernatorial campaign struggles to break through

By Jeremy B. White and Dustin Gardiner

Elections

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Dems hit the airwaves over Iran

By Lisa Kashinsky

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Vance to publish book on his conversion to Catholicism in June

By Finya Swai

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Iran war makes things personal for veteran candidates

By Eli Okun

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Mark Sanford launches his comeback bid to Congress

By Alec Hernandez

Foreign Affairs

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Trump administration lifts sanctions against Venezuela’s Delcy Rodriguez

By Cheyanne M. Daniels

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Trump’s rage at NATO allies is binding them together — against him

By Tim Ross and Eva Hartog

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Trump, Stubb had ‘constructive’ NATO talk with alliance’s future in the balance

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Swiss finance minister files criminal charges over remarks generated by Elon Musk’s Grok

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Earlier

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Trump slams Bruce Springsteen in social media post hours after pivotal Iran speech

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Feds raided homes of NYC Councilmember Farah Louis and her sister, mother says

By Chris Sommerfeldt

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Trump warns US will hit Iran ‘extremely hard’ over next two to three weeks

By Diana Nerozzi

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NASA’s historic moon mission blasts into space

By Audrey Decker

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DHS reverses Noem’s controversial contract approval policy

By Jacob Wendler

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FBI declares suspected Chinese hack of US surveillance system a ‘major cyber incident’

By John Sakellariadis

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DeSantis signs Florida’s version of SAVE America Act, draws immediate lawsuit

By Gary Fineout

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Trump says war in Iran will not end until Strait of Hormuz is reopened

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Spain hits back at Trump in escalating row over euthanasia

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Vindman raises $8.2M for Democratic Florida Senate bid

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Democrats risk a historic upset in California

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Trump says he’s considering pulling out of NATO

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